Family tree Van Leeuwen » Hendrikus Marinus "Henk" Kreijne (1907-1959)

Day of marriage May 1, 1946

• The temperature on May 1, 1946 was between 8.1 °C and 20.1 °C and averaged 14.0 °C. There was 11.2 hours of sunshine (75%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• From June 24, 1945 till July 3, 1946 the Netherlands had a cabinet Schermerhorn - Drees with the prime ministers Prof. ir. W. Schermerhorn (VDB) and W. Drees (PvdA).
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 3, 1946 to August 7, 1948 the cabinet Beel I, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1946: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 9.3 million citizens.
  • February 1 » The Parliament of Hungary abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the Hungarian Republic.
  • March 19 » French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and Réunion become overseas départements of France.
  • April 1 » The 8.6 M_w  Aleutian Islands earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VI (Strong). A destructive tsunami reaches the Hawaiian Islands resulting in dozens of deaths, mostly in Hilo, Hawaii.
  • May 1 » The Paris Peace Conference concludes that the islands of the Dodecanese should be returned to Greece by Italy.
  • September 6 » United States Secretary of State James F. Byrnes announces that the U.S. will follow a policy of economic reconstruction in postwar Germany.
  • December 20 » The popular Christmas film It's a Wonderful Life is first released in New York City.

Day of death August 26, 1959

• The temperature on August 26, 1959 was between 13.4 °C and 25.5 °C and averaged 19.0 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 7.8 hours of sunshine (56%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
  • January 4 » Luna 1 becomes the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon.
  • February 17 » Project Vanguard: Vanguard 2: The first weather satellite is launched to measure cloud-cover distribution.
  • June 14 » Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
  • August 7 » Explorer program: Explorer 6 launches from the Atlantic Missile Range in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
  • August 11 » Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens.
  • October 21 » In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public.

Day of burial August 29, 1959

• The temperature on August 29, 1959 was between 10.2 °C and 18.1 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 6.4 hours of sunshine (46%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from December 22, 1957 to May 19, 1959 the cabinet Beel II, with Dr. L.J.M. Beel (KVP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from May 19, 1959 to July 24, 1964 the cabinet De Quay, with Prof. dr. J.E. de Quay (KVP) as prime minister.
• In the year 1959: Source: Wikipedia
  • The Netherlands had about 11.3 million citizens.
  • January 7 » The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
  • February 6 » At Cape Canaveral, Florida, the first successful test firing of a Titan intercontinental ballistic missile is accomplished.
  • March 9 » The Barbie doll makes its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
  • July 1 » Specific values for the international yard, avoirdupois pound and derived units (e.g. inch, mile and ounce) are adopted after agreement between the US, the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries.
  • August 3 » Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
  • November 15 » The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote's non-fiction book In Cold Blood.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1946 » Jeanie MacPherson, American actress and screenwriter (b. 1887)
• 1956 » Alfred Wagenknecht, German-American activist (b. 1881)
• 1958 » Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer and educator (b. 1872)
• 1966 » W. W. E. Ross, Canadian geophysicist and poet (b. 1894)
• 1968 » Kay Francis, American actress (b. 1905)
• 1972 » Francis Chichester, English pilot and sailor (b. 1901)